The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a novel told from the perspective of a bright autistic teenager. Haddon does an excellent job of putting you in the head of the troubled protagonist. Plus, it’s a very good story; once I was half way through, I couldn’t stop reading until I completed it. It’s the best novel I’ve read in years, and it’s of particular interest to programmers like me who have milder versions of the main character’s autistic tendencies.